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Gael Monfils withdraws from French Open with a wrist injury, Holger Rune gets a walkover into third round

Gael Monfils has withdrawn from the French Open due to a wrist injury. The world No. 322 told reporters late on Thursday evening: «There's a problem with my wrist that I cannot solve, felt it during the match.

Ad »Unfortunately the doctor said it’s not good to play with that type of injury. Roland-GarrosFrench Open order of play, Day 5 — Swiatek, Ruud and Jabeur in second-round action7 HOURS AGO «I'm not really sure what I feel, but it's more than being disappointed. How many [more] Roland-Garroses will I play? That's the question.

I don't know what the answer is. How many will I play? »For the time being I'm trying to digest this." Monfils played an emotional five-setter against Sebastian Baez in front of a boisterous home crowd on Tuesday night. The Frenchman was trailing 0-4, 30-40 down in the fifth set of his first-round Roland Garros clash with the Argentine to then triumph 3-6 6-3 7-5 1-6 7-5 in a match that finished at 12:18am local time.

The 36-year-old was due to play No. 6 seed Holger Rune in the second round in the evening match on Philippe-Chatrier on Friday night, but he confirmed he would not be able to play any further part in the Grand Slam. Alcaraz downs Daniel in round two to continue French Open quest in style Norrie eases into French Open third round with rampant win over Pouille Eurosport tennis expert Tim Henman says Monfils will be «bitterly disappointed» not to play on at his home Slam.

«To come through that match and the atmosphere out on Chatrier in front of his home fans he will be bitterly disappointed,» he said. «He won't have the opportunity to go out there again tomorrow night. »There are some injuries that you can play through but the wrist is a very difficult one." Eurosport's Mats

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